ᦡᧂ

Lü

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɗaŋᴬ. Cognate with Thai ดัง (dang) or ดั้ง (dâng), Northern Thai ᨯᩢ᩠ᨦ, Lao ດັງ (dang), Shan လင်/ၼင် (lǎng/nǎng) (as in ၶူႈလင်/ၶူႈၼင် (khūu lǎng/khūu nǎng)), Tai Nüa ᥘᥒ (lang), Aiton ဒင် (daṅ) or ꩫင် (naṅ), Ahom 𑜓𑜂𑜫 (daṅ), Bouyei ndangl, Zhuang ndaeng. Compare also Proto-Austronesian *ujuŋ (“nose”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /daŋ˥/

Noun

ᦡᧂ • (ḋang) (classifier ᦣᦴ)

1. nose